De Grasse, Charron Named Canada’s 2024 Olympic Flag-Bearers

De Grasse, Charron Named Canada’s 2024 Olympic Flag-Bearers
Decorated sprinter Andre De Grasse and gold medal weightlifter Maude Charron, shown in these recent file photos, will carry Canada's flag into the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn, Christinne Muschi
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Gold medal sprinter Andre De Grasse and weightlifting champion Maude Charron will carry the Canadian flag as they lead Team Canada into the opening ceremonies at the Olympic Games in Paris on July 26.

Mr. De Grasse, a six-time Olympic medallist from Markham, Ont., and gold medallist Ms. Charron of Rimouski, Que., will carry the flag in a six-kilometre boat procession along the River Seine in Paris, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced July 24.